Reviews

I've seen phil and friends
I've seen ratdog
I've seen darkstar orchestra
I've seen the dead

I have NEVER seen anything like this before. I was even at the previous night in MN and it doesn't hold a candle to this show.

I happened to be front row far right side by jk, and thank god he turned it on that night cuz i was initially bummed that i wasn't over by phil and jeff! no worries though, things turned out just fine over on my side!

the whole second set was like magic. I felt a lot of "tribute to jerry" vibes in fantasy, fire, rider, peter, alright, gdtrfb, and grey; which is pretty odd for me because i'm so young, i never saw jerry, phil has always been my main man and most of my gd music experience is with countless p&f shows, and I've probably listened to less than 20 gd shows in my whole life.

playin' took you into the depths of a deathly hell, and fire just BLASTED through the darkness and lifted you up like the light of god himself. the other one raged into existence and really added some fun weird flavor. i totally thought china cat was gonna be viola lee, don't know if that was phil being a genius, me just confusing the similar bass lines, or bobby stealing the moment and deciding to play his china licks instead. bid you goodnight was incredible, and i swear at one point during the repetitions of "good night" that they kinda twisted it up a bit because they were leaving the length of the song up to the audience, and then phil slurred the word "morning" right into the word "night" at about 1:37 into the song. on this recording it sounds like it's just jon starting the secondary lyrics, but in person i could see phil's mouth start to say "morning" and then slide right back into the word "night."

Geez, I cant believe I'm missing all these SICK shows. After listening to these you almost cant go wrong, no matter what the venue... Dont take these guys forgranted, enjoy thoroughly. Poor saps like me only get to listen on-line (Thank You!).

amazing opener couplets for both sets, and their new material is getting better. highlights were masterpiece, liberty and the entire second set (very good bid you goodnight)! jk flubs touch one line, but purty gud.

Great show that will go down as one of the best from the winter tour. Hard to beat this one. Just to touch on a a couple of tidbits...
Fisrt set is hot with a blazing hot guitar solo from JK on Alabama. Second set smokes all the way through with a monumental Fire On The Mountain intro jam and one of the better most instrument bending, mind blowing, up-front in your face Other One's you will ever hearfrom this band period. In my 30 years of tripping out listening to the Dead this certainly comes as close as you can get. A must listen...Great sound!! Thank you good buddy!!

I missed this show as I was on mom duty and boy am I bummed. First of all, the recording is exceptional - thank you. And thank you for getting it up so quickly. Secondly, there is definitely something magical about CY Stephens. Artists seem to be truly inspired when upon that stage. Highlights for me are the Bama Getaway, LIBERTY(!!!) and as a previous reviewer mentioned, Phil's lines in BEW. Say what you will about the "old man", he's still got it and I love hearing him sing.
"Big Bad Blues" Was a special treat.
For those who were there - y'all are LUCKY DUCKS. These guys just keep getting better. I hope to catch them again in 2011.

Every time I look at the calendar and see that this is really 2010 and we are still able to see the music that we love so much, being played at such a spectacular level, I just can't believe how blessed we all are!!

Sure, like a lot of others, I have my moments of "it could have been a little louder", or, "why did Bobby have to throw Two Djinn in there". But, through a little therapy from friends, I am getting over these things and realizing what a great gift is being bestowed on all who are able to attend. LONG LIVE FURTHUR!!!!

I give this show 5 stars not because it was the best show of the tour but because it sure beat the hell out of anything else I might have been doing instead!!